Cooling the barrel of 10.5cm leFH 16

Cooling the barrel of 10.5cm leFH 16

Here we see a German gunner using wet rags to cool the barrel of a 10.5cm leFH 16 howitzer. This demonstrates the big advantage of the leFH 16 over the guns it replaced - it's much longer barrel, causing some problems here.

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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (2 September 2022), Cooling the barrel of 10.5cm leFH 16 , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_105_leFH_105_cooling_barrel.html

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